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First, as always, you should review all old bell quizzes and make corrections. These
are probably the best tool you have to study with.
Also review all worksheets. Be able to answer similar questions on the worksheets you
had for homework.
ABOUT Chordates
- What are the two groups of animals that are in the phylum Chordata, but do not have
backbones?
- What do the terms endothermic and ectothermic mean? (NOT just cold-blooded and
warm blooded! What does that mean?!)
ABOUT Fish:
- What kind of fish are cartilaginous? What kind of fish are bony?
ABOUT Amphibians:
- What is an amphibian?
- Describe what internal fertilization is. Compare that to external fertilization (what
amphibians do).
ABOUT Birds:
- Name and describe fully the three types of feather you would find on a Laughing
Dove?
- Give a few examples of how you can tell a bird's diet from the shape of its beak.
- Give a few examples of how you can tell where a bird lives or how it obtains its food
from the shape of its feet.
ABOUT Mammals:
- Name and describe fully the three types of teeth you would find in a mammal. What
are they? How are they used? What kind of teeth would be overdeveloped in an elephant, etc?
- What is a mammary gland?
- What is a placenta?
- What are the three major groups of mammals? What separates them from each other
(how are they different)? Give some examples from each group.
ABOUT Ecology:
- What is ecology?
- Know the terms: biosphere, species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biotic,
abiotic, climate, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
- Describe what is meant by the term tropical? Be able to give some examples of
countries that have a tropical climate
- Describe what is meant by the term temperate? Be able to give some examples of
countries that have a temperate climate.
- What are the 8 biomes we discussed in class? Fully describe them below. What
characterizes they biomes? Where are they found? Give a few countries that would have these
biomes for examples.
1. Tropical Rainforest
2. Tropical Savanna
3. Desert
4. Chaparral
5. Grassland
8. Tundra